NOMÅGIK - Taqadam (2020)

Taqadam’s three stretches of relaxed and evocative songs explore the restorative power of music on the mind. Inspired by North African harmonies, the EP’s vibrations orbit around a peculiar tale, one of healing and resolutions.
Losing faith in his world, a young boy turned to dreams for answers those wiser than him never found. In them he roamed the desert, always a different one.
The desert conjured a man before him, a storyteller of the region’s Gnawa history. The boy voiced the problems dancing on the surface of his thoughts. The man had no answer for him, only the melodies of a guembri. They were enough. Morning brought relief and a new chapter.
The city conjured a woman before him, the fabrics of her dress vanishing behind corners as they wandered. Her smell was magnetic. One day he worked up the courage to ask her what it could be. ‘Jasmin’, she answered.
The boy went back to where it started, this time awake and in the sweetest of companies. When he plucked the guembri strings, they echoed throughout the desert.

Written by Lola Baraldi

Tracklist:
01. NOMÅGIK - Almåealj (The Healer) (4:16)
02. NOMÅGIK - Arôme De Jasmin (Aroma of Jasmin) (4:35)
03. NOMÅGIK - Såda (Echo) (4:09)